The requirements for submission are in accordance with “Uniform Requirements for Manuscript Submitted to Biomedical Journals” (JAMA 1997; 277; 927-934) and the “Declaration of Helsinki Recommendations guiding physicians in biomedical research involving human subjects.” (JAMA 1997; 277; 927-934).

Manuscript Preparation: Three copies of the manuscript should be submitted, including three copies of any illustrations.  As a general rule, manuscripts and illustrations are not  returned to the author regardless of whether or not they are accepted for publication.  Manuscripts should be doubled- spaced with wide margins.  All pages should be numbered consecutively, containing the following sections:

• Title Page:  The title page should not exceed 40 characters and not contain abbreviations. The title page should include:  the full names, degrees and affiliations of all authors of a study group and the address to which requests for reprints and author correspondence should be sent.

• Abstracts:  The abstract should not exceed 250 words and outline the purpose of the article. Original articles require structural abstracts, defining objectives, materials, methods, results, and conclusions.

• Introduction:  The introduction should briefly describe the study, question, scope and the relevance to Emergency Medicine.

• Methods:  Should include the study design, population, setting, etc.

• Results:  Should include the statistical analysis of the data.  Results should be presented in a tabular or graphic form and should be referred to in the texts.

• Discussion:  The discussion should put the results in the context of the current information about the study topic.

• Reference:  Should be listed in numerical order with abbreviated journal names according to the index Medicus Style.  The first three authors should listed followed by “et al” if there are more than three.

• Tables:  The tables must be referred in the text in sequential order and each table must be submitted on a separate page.

• Figures and Figure Legends:  Figures and figure legends must be referred in the text in sequential order and submitted separate pages.  Figures should be of high quality and the number and names of the first author should be printed on the back of each figure.

When accepted the author will be requested to submit the manuscript, including any tables or figures on diskette to facilitate publication.  Editors of the Journal are not responsible for the views and ideas of the authors as presented within their manuscripts.

Reprints may be available if ordered in advance when the manuscript is submitted.

Submissions of contributions can be sent to:

The Editor-in-Chief, The Middle East Journal of Emergency Medicine
P. O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar; Tel.: (0974) 4392050; Fax: (0974) 4392179